Curtain-fixture.



v A.G.RADER. CURTAIN FIXTURE.

APPLIGATION FILED JAN. 5, 1914.

1, 1 1 3,690. Patented Oct. 13, 1914.

Inventor y v I Attorneys THE NORRIS PEYERS CO. PHOTO-LITHO.. WASHINGTON. D4 C.

AUGUST'G. RADER, or urrnn iviou'rcrain; new JERS Y.

v CURTAIN-FIXTURE.

SpecificationofLettersPatent. X 11914;

Application filedJanuaryi, 1914.. seri'aifuo. 810,437.};

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, AUG s'r CJRADER; a citizen of the United States, residing at Upper Montclair, in the county of Essex and State of Newdersey, have invented new and useful Curtain-Fixture, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to curtainfixtures particularly designed for use in connection w th curtains such as used in railwaycars.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a fixture of this character which is cheap to manufacture and WlllCllUlllllZGS guide engaging rollers supported in a novel manner whereby said rollers arefree to shift inwardly, upwardly and downwardly relative'to the curtain each roller bein formed with a support which constitutes part of a spring operating to hold the roller nor; mally pro ected outwardly toactive "or guide engaging position.

Curtain fixtures such as heretofore devised have been found objectionable for the reason that they do not avoid creeping such as results from the'constantswaying or vibration of the car structure. device has been designed to overcome the creeping action of fixtures such. as hereto fore constructed. i i v With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds; the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit, of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the pro: ferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings :Figure l is view partly in front elevation and partly in section of a portion of a curtain and of the fixture applied thereto. Fig. .2 is a front elevation of a portion of the fixture and showing, in full lines, one posltion of the roller relative to its supporting structure,

and, in dotted. lines, another position of the roller. Fig. 3 is a plan View of the structure shown in Fig. 2. .Fig. 4|: section on line A-B'Fig. 2. j

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a tube adapted to be connected to one end of a curtain 2, this The present is an enlarged threaded for the reception ofia stem 3.1 This stem is preferably made up of twosprings riveted or. otherwise secured. together and having their edge. portions threaded as shown so as to engage the, interior of the I tube I and also to engage: a lock nut at adapted to bear againstthe end of the tube. The outer ends of the springsmaking up the stem diverge, as shown ,at5, one of these diverging portions merging into alshoe 6 hating side retainlng fingers 7. The other diverging portion15 merges into a sh0e 85 having side retaining fingers 9wh1-le extend ing from the; 1n1ddle portion of the shoe 8 is an arcuate tongue 10 which is turned under the shoe 6 and lies close thereto. roller 11- hasyit's periphery engaged by the shoes 6 and 8 while the fingers 7":and9 lap the sidesof the roller; This roller isformed the roller outwardly away from the shoes 6 tube having its eiidgportions interiorly screw fwith-"a deep. annulargroove 12" forming a and. 8 and to hold said shoes constantly in "=1 contact with the roller. y

In using the; structure herein. described, j

the stems 3 are adjusted toward or from each other so thatthe distance between the i outer extremities of. the two rollers; 12 will be slightly greater than the distancebetween the faces of the guides to be engaged therebyJ When thecurtain is topbe applied the rollers have been brought to positions within the casing, they are released, wherecontrary, will be spaced therefrom as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1. 1' ojuently the diverging portions 5 of the springs and the shoes 6 and 8 will exert a Conseconstant outward pressure against the rollers so as to :cause them to bind tightly against the casing under all conditions and,

should the car be caused to sway or vibrate,

any tendency of the fixture and curtain to creep upwardly in the casingwill be avoided inasmuch as each roller will be free to shift upwardly and downwardly as well as inwardly relative to its. supporting means and without changing the position of the ourtain. The retaining fingers 7 and 9 operate to hold. the rollers against lateral displacementrelative to their supports. What is claimed is :j p

1. A curtain fixture including a guide engaging roller, means for limiting the a'osition and means forjlimitine' such we Ward movement ofthe roller, saidineans be ingv integrall 8. A curtain fixture including a stem, said stein having integral diverging springs formed with shoes, a roller having its periphery contacted'by theshoes, said roller being formed with a peripheral groove, and means extending from one of the springs and into the groove for limiting the movement ofthe roller" away from the *Ashoes. j v Y I curtain fixture lIlClllCllIlg a stem, said 4-. A stem T having integral diverging springs formed with shoes, a roller having its periphery contacted by the shoes, said roller being formed with a peripheral groove, and

an arc ate tongue extending from one of 40, I I

the movement of the roller away from the the shoes and into-the groove for limiting shoes. u V

7 5. A curtain fixture including a stem, said stem "having integral diverging springs formed with shoes, a roller having its periphery contacted by theshoes, said roller being formed with a peripheral groove, an arcuate tongue extending. irom one of the shoes and into the groove for limiting the movement of the roller away from the shoes, and means for varying the pressure of the springs upon the roller.

' 6. A curtain fixture including a stem, said stein having integral diverging springs formed with shoes, a roller having its periphery contacted by the shoes, said. roller being formed with a peripheral groove, an arcuate tongue extending from one of the shoes and into the groove for limiting the movement of the roller away from the shoes, and side retaining fingers upon the shoes and lapping the sides of the roller.

v 7. A. curtain fixture including spring supported shoes, a roller having its periphery engaged thereby, said roller being formed with an annular groove, and means integral with one of the shoes for extending into the groove to limit the movement of the roller away frointhe shoes.

8, A curtain fixture including spring supported shoes, a roller having an annular groove, an areuate tongue extending from one of the shoes and into the roller for holding the periphery of the roller pressed normally against the shoes, and means -tor varying the pressure of the shoes upon the roller.

9. A curtain fixture including spring supported shoes, a roller having an annular groove, an arcuate tongue extending from one of the shoes and into the roller for holding the periphery of the roller pressed normally against the shoes, and side retaining means extending from the shoes and lapping the sides of the roller.

in testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto allixed my signaturein the presence of two witnesses.

' AUGUST C. BAUER.

Witnesses SELINA WILLson, NnLLIE M. IIERNDON.

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